Chicago on pace for fewest murders in 48 years

Six months ago, I wrote HERE that Chicago’s reputation as the murder capital of America is pure bunk.

The truth of the matter is that on a per-capita basis, Chicago’s homicide rate is not even in the top 25 among American cities.

And now, as 2013 nears its end, we have THIS NEWS:

Chicago closed out the first 11 months of 2013 with 380 murders, a drop from 474 in the same period of 2012, according to police data. That’s the fewest for any year in Chicago since 1965, according to Adam Collins, the Chicago Police Department Director of News Affairs....

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Six months ago, I wrote HERE that Chicago’s reputation as the murder capital of America is pure bunk.

The truth of the matter is that on a per-capita basis, Chicago’s homicide rate is not even in the top 25 among American cities.

And now, as 2013 nears its end, we have THIS NEWS:

Chicago closed out the first 11 months of 2013 with 380 murders, a drop from 474 in the same period of 2012, according to police data. That’s the fewest for any year in Chicago since 1965, according to Adam Collins, the Chicago Police Department Director of News Affairs....